noname2200 on 23 January 2013
You are correct, and there are some that predate even those (Think Mario RPG and Flagship, for example).
The difference is, those partnerships seem primarily to have been made to acquire third-party exclusives, or to acquire knowledge/talent that Nintendo felt it lacked. This is the first time I can recall them openly saying that they're doing this because they just can't develop enough games on their own anymore.
